According to Tagaytay.com Resort Tagaytay is as close to paradise as one can find. Having visited Tagaytay four times I can readily understand their sentiments. It is a very beautiful place. The weather’s usually a balmy 78 to 80 degrees thanks to the resort’s high altitude. The food is of exceptional quality, lodging is palatial, and most things are affordable. You won’t go broke living like a king/queen for a weekend. Tagaytay is one of the few places anywhere where you get a lot more than you paid for. It ain’t cheap but definitely affordable.
Unlike many places the air quality in Tagaytay is clean and devoid of pollutants commonly associated with Manila, Los Angeles, Mexico City, Sao Paulo or other metropolitan areas. Tagaytay is virtually crime free at least it was when we were there last.
People from around the world, and not just the ‘Who’s Who’ of the archipelago include Tagaytay as a must see stop in their travels. Why Tagaytay instead of Honolulu or Bangkok or perhaps one of those pretty New Zealand destinations? Once you visit this place: IT IS SO BEAUTIFUL. With every room lodgers get views of the mountains, Taal Volcano (at other area hotels), views of the rain forest, the many fairy tale like building that comprise this paradisiacal resort, the Olympic swimming pool, overhead cable cars, but you have to see what I’m talking about in order to get a clear picture of Tagaytay. Just GO there and you’ll see what I mean.
Tagaytay has prices to fit everyone’s budget. With prices ranging from $45 to $400 per night you won’t sleep on the ground unless that’s your choice. The luxury resort has a wide assortment of amenities from world class best in the Philippines Tagaytay Highland 18 hole par 72 gold course, swimming pools, jogging and hiking paths, four star dining featuring restaurants serving foods from a variety of Asian cultures; Chinese, Thai, Filipino take your pick.
If gambling’s your idea of fun Tagaytay has a branch of Casino Filipino for the serious and occasional gambler. Black Jack, Roulette, the Slots you name your game its’ all here.
In addition to fine dining there are two chapels that offer daily Mass and services for non-Catholic denominations upon request. Pray or play this resort has something for you.
Some of the finest hiking paths in the country have their origin at Resort Tagaytay and the Olympic swimming pool is simply something else.
The resort is an artist’s dream come true. With literally thousands of really good photo-ops, a wide assortment of subjects if painting’s your thing, an artist/photographer could literally retire here and never run out of ideas or subjects in many lifetimes. The resort is fertile ground for writers who seek solitude from the mad rush of city life. Save for the prices Tagaytay would have long ago flourished as an artist colony being an ideal area to really connect with Nature.
Tagaytay was once the scene of some high times during the Ferdinand Marcos regime. Tourists to Tagaytay can see the unfinished home-away-from-home of the late president in a distance from the resort. It is believed that the money wasted on the mountain top villa on extravagant parties and general maintenance were key factors in helping bringing about the demise of the late dictator.
Tagaytay City lies on top of Tagaytay Ridge a full 640 meters above sea level. It’s the highest point of Cavite province. The ridge provides an excellent view of Taal Lake and Taal Volcano, both in Batangas province, one of the most active volcanoes in the country and the world. Mona Loa in Hawaii is one of the few active volcanoes that rival Taal in volcanic activity. The actual resort, the main subject of this article, is also on the ridge. Tagaytay’s primary industry is tourism.
Tagaytay City is in the Province of Cavite on Luzon Island and around 56 kilometers south of Manila. Tagaytay is within 120 degrees 56′ longitude and 14 degrees 6′ latitude. The city overlooks Manila Bay on the north, Taal Lake and Volcano to the south, Laguna Bay to the east. How to get there from Manila’s easy. This resort city is linked by the National Highway which connects Metro Manila, Cavite, and Tagaytay.
Thinking about overseas investing then Tagaytay City is one of the choice spots in the Philippines. It has vast resources and possesses tremendous potentials for development in the top two areas: TOURISM and AGRIGULTURE. You got the money then Tagaytay’s the place to invest it in. With nice weather all year round, the area is comfortable to both live and visit. Flowers bloom alongside roads, ridges, and nearby mountains are swathed in green, pure, and as mentioned before unpolluted air and oh the climate…what can I say?
It is a place that makes a perfect getaway if you want to take a serious time-out from the day to day grind of life. There’s over 60 convents and religious congregations, plenty of choice hotels, convention centers, and a lot of open grasslands that typify calmness making it ideal for meditation, contemplation, and other spiritual and cerebral exercises.
The resort has in interesting history. According to ‘Wikipedia,’ Legend has it that the word Tagaytay came from “taga” meaning to cut and “itay” which means father. A father and son were said to be on a wild boar hunt when the animal they were chasing turned and attacked them. As the boar charged towards the old man, the son cried “taga itay!” The boy’s repeated shout reverberated in the alleys of the ridge. Heard by the residents, hunters and wood gatherers, the cries became subject of conversation for several days in the countryside. In time, the place where the shouts came from became known as TAGAYTAY.
During the Revolution of 1897 and subsequent Philippine-American War Tagaytay was a haven for revolutionaries and Philippine Army regulars. During World War II the American 11th Airborne Division parachuted military supplies and personnel to Philippine liberation fighters as a prelude to the Liberation of Manila from the Japanese.
Here’s a time line focusing on some vital times in the region’s history:
In 1749 Taal Volcano destroyed the town of Taal, the former Sala, and a large portion of Tanauan. In 1754 Taal Volcano again burned down the three previously mentioned towns only adding a fourth to its list-Talisay. 1911 Taal Volcano really let go! 1334 people were killed and the ashes from this violent eruption even reached Manila! By 1937 developers started to take the Tagaytay seriously as a potential tourist attraction when heavy construction begun to build roads and other structures in the area. 200 more people were killed when Taal again went on a rampage in 1965. In 1979 Philippine First Lady Imelda Marcos erected the Palace in the Sky as a guesthouse for the late President Ronald Reagan who never showed up. Now this extravagant villa is known as the Peoples Park in the Sky. 1992 Mayor Ben Erni started wooing investors to Tagayay City.
Planning a trip to Asia? Include Tagaytay on your itinerary.